149 N.C. App. 452 - In Re Matherly’s Empirical Analysis
2002
Citation profile
37
cited by 37 later decisions
1
states following
May 2018
most recently cited
37 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Matter of Montgomery · Matter of Ballard · 142 N.C. App. 607 - In Re Blackburn · Matter of Moore · Estelle v. Bullard
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 37 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“ability, or capacity to acquire the ability, to overcome factors which resulted in [J.G.B.] being placed in foster care must be apparent for willfulness to attach.”
8 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent“make specific findings of fact showing that a minor parent's age-related limitations as to willfulness have been adequately considered.”
4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent“[T]here must be a proper application of the words `willfully' in grounds (2) and (3).”
4 later decisions quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.